Immigrants, Labor, Cities part 2

By 1920, Minnesota's rural areas were becoming smaller.

• True
• False

Which of the following was a reporter who went undercover to get detailed information about working conditions?

• Stefan Jakub
• Eva McDonald Valesh
• Charles Pilsbury
• Knud Wefald

The city of St. Paul boomed because of railroads, shipping and iron ore.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a reason that new immigrants formed communities with others from the same countries?

• Learning the ways of a new country can be difficult
• They were forced to live together so that the U.S. knew where they originally came from
• Many immigrants liked being near others like themselves
• They could speak their own language and practice their own customs

In the early 1900s, European immigrants to Minnesota often became part of the working class

• True
• False

Many women worked inside the home, but others had jobs outside the home.

• True
• False

Which was a poor immigrant neighborhood in Minneapolis?

• Swede Hollow

• Bohemian Flats

• Little Italy

• Frog Town

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of the labor movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• 14 hour work days and 7 day work week
• limit or end child labor
• safe and clean workplaces required by law
• employers required to pay wages and medical costs for workers injured on the job

Which of the following was a state representative from Hawley, MN?

• Knud Wefald

• John Jasinski

• Evan Valesh

• Stefan Jakub

Which of the following was an iron miner who went on strike to improve conditions in the mine?

• Stephan Jakub
• Frank Higgins
• Anton Antilla
• Henry Oliver